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Meaning: Largest and lowest member of the violin family Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects Synonyms: bass fiddle; bull fiddle; contrabass; double bass; string bass; bass viol Hypernyms ("contrabass" is a kind of...): bass (the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments) bowed stringed instrument; string (stringed instruments that are played with a bow)
Meaning: Pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range Synonyms: contrabass; double-bass Context example: contrabass or double-bass clarinet Similar: low; low-pitched (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency) "Why have a dog and bark yourself?" (English proverb) "Without sowing a single wheat you would not harvest thousand ones." (Azerbaijani proverb) "Whatever the eye sees, the heart won't forget." (Armenian proverb) "Gentle doctors cause smelly wounds." (Dutch proverb) Useful links: What does low mean? string definition What does bowed stringed instrument mean? low-pitched definition What does bass mean?
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